ADAMS, CHARLES JOHN NORMAN, 2nd Lieut., Grenadier Guards, yr. s. of the Rev. George Adolphus Samuel Adams, of Nettlestead Rectory, Maidstone, Clerk in Holy Orders, by his wife, Beatrice, dau. of Frederick John Norman ; b. Rosario de Santa Fé, Argentine Republic, 17 Jan. 1889; educ. King’s School, Canterbury (where he was captain of the school), and St. John’s College, Oxford (Exhibitioner); was Assistant Master at Marlborough College, and in charge of “A” House; was a Lieut. in the Oxford University O.T.C. in Dec. 1912; transferred to Marlborough College O.T.C. in Dec. 1913; gazetted 2nd Lieut. Grenadier Guards, May, 1918 ; served with the Expe-ditionary Force in France from 22 Sept. 1918, and died at No. 8 General Hospital, Rouen, 14 Nov. following, of wounds received in action at Wargnies-le-Petit on the 4th. Buried in St. Séver Military Cemetery Extension, Rouen unm.

Sourcce : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

WALKER, ALFRED LEVI, Private, No. 14450, 2nd Battn. Grenadier Guards, yst. s. of the late Walter George Walker, of Hackett Lane, Thornbury, co. Glos., Butcher, by his wife, Sophia (Crossways, Thornbury), dau. of Henry Honeyborne; b. Easton Hill, Thornbury, 10 March, 1889; educ. Board School there; enlisted in 1909, and was killed in action near Ypres, 10 Nov. 1914; unm

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 1

Wakeman E O R 2nd Lt 1st Grenadier Guards

WAKEMAN, EDWARD OFFLEY ROUSE, 2nd Lieut. 1st Battn. Grenadier Guards, yr. s. of Sir Offley Wakeman, of Yeaton Peverey, Shrewsbury, and Rorrington Lodge, Chirbury, Shropshire, 3rd Bart., D.L., J.P., by his wife, Catherine, dau. of Sir Charles Henry Rouse Boughton, 11th Bart.; b. Downton Hall, near Ludlow, 15 Jan. 1889; educ. Eton, and St. John’s College, Oxford (B.A. 1912); was employed by the University in agricultural research and afterwards by the Board of Agriculture as Special Investigator, which position he resigned to join the Guards in Dec. 1914; was gazetted 2nd Lieut. 4 Jan. 1915; went to France in April and was killed in action at the Battle of Festubert, 16 May, 1915, while leading his platoon in an attack on the German trenches; unm.

He was buried on the field of battle near Richebourg l’Avoué. His Commanding Officer wrote: “He had been with us a short time but amply long enough for us and his company to realise that in him we have lost a man and a gallant officer, and a good comrade. He was killed in the way we all hope to be killed (if it is willed that we are to be), that is gallantly leading men of the Brigade of Guards.” Lieut. Wakeman was mentioned in F.M. Sir John (now Lord) French’s Despatch of 30 Nov. 1915 [ London Gazette, 1 Jan. 1916].

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 1

VEREKER, ROBERT HUMPHREY MEDLICOTT, 2nd Lieut., 2nd Grenadier Guards, 2nd s. of George Medlicott Vereker, of Sharpitor, near Salcombe, South Devon, J.P. for co. Galway, Freeman of the City of Dublin, late Capt. Kildare Militia, by his wife, Frances Gore, eldest dau. of Robert Manders, of Landscape, Dundrum, co. Dublin, and grandson of the Hon. John Prendergast Vereker (3rd son of John Prendergast, 3rd Viscount Gort); b. Dublin, 15 Oct. 1894; educ. Cheam, Osborne Naval College and Sandhurst; gazetted 2nd Lieut. to 2nd Grenadier Guards, 17 Sept. 1913, and joined his battn. the following month at the Tower of London; went to France with the Expeditionary Force, Aug. 1914, and was killed in action during the desperate night battle at Landrecies, on the 25th of the same month. Buried at Landrecies; unm.

The Rev. Benjamin G. O. Rorke, Chaplain to the Forces, wrote: “You have probably already heard that your brave son met his death in action on the 25th inst. while trying to draw Corpl. Bacchus of his regt. out of the range of the German fire. Corpl. Bacchus, who was wounded, is now convalescent, and, if spared, can tell you all about it. He showed me the exact spot at Landrecies, on the town side of the railway level-crossing, on the left of the road. It was a brave man’s death. There were in his pocket a silver flask from his mother and his own ‘Onoto’ diary. I gave them into the custody of the medical officer, Major Fry (brother of C. B. Fry), to take charge of for you. He was buried in the next grave to Lord Hawarden and the Hon. Windsor Clive on the one side, and eight men of the Coldstream Guards on the other, and on the same occasion we erected a rough wooden cross inscribing the names. The following day the wife of the ‘Garde Cimetière’, brought me a wooden cross of a more substantial kind, and I left instructions for the names to be painted on it; it was her own thought and her own tribute. Mme. Bocquet, The Pharmacie, Grande Rue, Landrecies (a very kind lady), undertook to see this done. I have heard from the regt. how much he is missed. He died like a brave man. This will be a great consolation to you.” The house and grounds at Sharpitor were lent to the Red Cross Society for the duration of the war by Mr. and Mrs. George Vereker in memory of their son.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 1

Tufnell C W Lt 2nd Grenadier Guards

LIEUTENANT CARLETON WYNDHAM TUFNELL, 2nd BATTN. GRENADIER GUARDS, third son of Carleton Fowell Tufnell, of Watendone Manor, Kenley, nephew and of Rear-Admiral Lionel Grant Tufnell, C.M.G.. was born at Sydenham, Kent, on the 5th August, 1892.

He was educated at Eton, where he was captain of the Cricket XI, and for two years captain of the Football XI; was the winner of the Victor Ludorum Cup, President of the Eton Society, and winner of the King’s medal in the O.T.C. Passing through the R.M.C., Sandhurst, he joined the Grenadier Guards in September, 1912, becoming Lieutenant in September, 1914, and being for some time in the King’s Company in the 1st Battalion.

Lieutenant Tufnell was killed on the 6th November, 1914, while proceeding in command of his machine-gun section to defend a wood near Ypres, and was buried in Zillebeke Churchyard. He was a member of the M.C.C. and I Zingari. While at school he played for two years in the Eton v. Harrow and Eton v. Winchester matches. He represented the Army in Association Football v. the Dutch Army on two occasions, and was a prominent member of the Household Brigade Cricket Club.

Source : The Bond Of Sacrifice Vol 1

Tufnell C W Lt 2nd Grenadier Guards

Source : The War Illustrated Vol 1

TUFNELL, CARLETΤΟΝ WYNDHAM, Lieut., 2nd Battn. Grenadier Guards, 3rd s.of Carleton Fowell Tufnell, of Waterdone Manor, Kenley, Surrey, by his wife, Laura Gertrude, dau. of William Parker Charsley, of Ceylon, M.D.; b. Sydenham, co. Kent, 5 Aug. 1892; educ. Eton and Sandhurst; gazetted 2nd Lieut., 2nd Grenadier Guards, 4 Sept. 1912; left for France in Sept. 1914, and was promoted Lieut. He was mortally wounded near Klein Zillebeke, during the first Battle of Ypres, on the evening of 6 Nov. 1914, dying shortly after he reached hospital. He was machine gun officer of his Battn., and was hit whilst taking up a position. Buried in Zillebeke Churchyard; unm.

At Eton, Lieut. Tufnell was one of the best all-round athletes that the school has known. He was captain of the Eleven, Keeper of the Field (two years), Keeper of Oppidon Wall and Mixed Wall, and President of the Eton Society (“Pop.”). He won the Victor Ludorum Prize at athletic sports, and the King’s medal in the O.T.C. At Sandhurst, he was captain of the cricket, association football, and athletic team, and later played cricket for the Household Brigade, M.C.C., and Zingari, and represented the British Army against the Dutch Army at “Soccer,” both in England and Holland, in the season of 1914-15.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 1

Tudway H R C Lt 2nd Grenadier Guards

Source : The Illustrated London News 2nd Jan 1915

Tudway H R C Lt 2nd Grenadier Guards

TUDWAY, HERVEY ROBERT CHARLES, Lieut., 2nd Battn. Grenadier Guards, eldest s. of Charles Clement Tudway, of The Cedars, Stoberry Park, and Milton Lodge, Wells, Somerset, J.P., D.L., by his 2nd wife, Alice Constance, yst. dau. of Sir Frederick Hutchinson Hervey-Bathurst, 3rd Bart.; b. 17, Lower Berkeley Street, W., 23 Sept. 1888; educ. Evelyns and Eton, where he was in the sixth form and Eton Society; gazetted 2nd Lieut. Grenadier Guards, 1 Feb. 1910, and promoted Lieut. 29 Sept. following; was appointed A.D.C. to Lord Buxton, and sailed for South Africa, 25 July, 1914, but hearing of the outbreak of war on his arrival there, cabled to Lord Buxton, who was in England, for leave; returned immediately and rejoined his regt.; went to the Front; joined the 2nd Battn. at Ypres, 2 Nov. 1914, and died in hospital at Boulogne, 18 Nov. following, of wounds in the head received at the 1st Battle of Ypres on the 9th; unm.

He was buried in the cemetery at Boulogne. A brass tablet was erected to his memory in the North Choir Aisle of Wells Cathedral, the inscription concluding with: “His life for his country, his soul to God.” Lieut. Tudway was a keen sportsman and cricketer, and played for the Brigade, I.Z. and M.C.C. His brother, Lieut. Lionel C. P. Tudway, R.N., D.S.O., was taken prisoner at Kut when in command of H.M.S. Sumara.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 1

Baldry J Pte Grenadier Guards

Baldry J B Pte 16628 3rd Grenadier Guards

Of Nottingham

Source : The Vivid 10th Apr 1915

Born 12th May 1895 Nottingham

Occupation Coal Miner

Enlisted 7th Aug 1913 Grenadier Guards

Wounded, Report Date 2nd Nov 1916

Wounded, Report Date 8th Aug 1917

Wounded, Report Date 8th Jan 1918

Entitled to wear  3 Wound Stripes. The terms of this award being met by being named on the wounded list.

Deserter or Absentee from His Majesty’s Service Offence Date 24th Nov 1918, Chelsea, London.

Listed as deserted 9th Jan 1919

Discharged 18th Sep 1919. Disability – Gun Shot Wound Left Arm

Married Florence Smith Oct 1919

Died Nov 1951 Nottingham

Alway S Pte Grenadier Guards

Pte Sidney Alway 9710 2nd Grenadier Guards. Of Leicester.

Source : The Vivid 13th Mar 1915

Discharged With Tuberculosis 23rd Jan 1919. Died Oct 1929 Aged 48.

Graham A C Captain 1st Grenadier Guards

CAPTAIN ALEXANDER CECIL GRAHAM, Grenadier Guards (S.R.), was the son of Mr. and Mrs. F. Graham of Palace Gate, and was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford.

During the South African War, he acted first as a War Correspondent and later joined General French’s Scouts, being wounded and captured at Lindley. On his return to England he went on the Stock Exchange and, joining the firm of H. K. Paxton, became a member in 1905.

In September 1914, he joined the Naval Division as Sub- Lieutenant in the “Hood” Battalion, and went with them to Antwerp. In October of the same year, he was promoted Lieutenant- Commander, and appointed Adjutant of his Battalion. He went to Gallipoli, where he was wounded on 2 May 1915.

In December Captain Graham received a commission in the Grenadier Guards as Captain, Special Reserve, and proceeded to the front in April. He was killed at Ginchy on 12 September 1916, when commanding his company during the battle of the Somme.

Captain Graham married in 1904, Dollie, only daughter of the late H. K. Paxton of the Stock Exchange.

Source : The Stock Exchange War Memorial 1914-1918

Goschen C G Captain 4th Grenadier Guards

CAPTAIN CHRISTOPHER GERARD GOSCHEN, son of Henry Goschen of Addington, Surrey, was born in 1881 and educated at Eton and Balliol College, Oxford, where he graduated in 1903. He was called to the Bar in 1905, but relinquished his work there after a few years to enter the Stock Exchange, of which he became a Member in the Spring of 1910. He joined the firm of Cohen, Laming, Goschen and Co. in that year and remained with them until the outbreak of war, when he obtained a commission in the Grenadier Guards and went to the Front shortly before Christmas, 1914.

During the months that followed he took part in the fighting at Festubert and Neuve Chapelle and in some of the most arduous operations in the Ypres Salient and elsewhere. Soon after he was promoted to a captaincy in the 4th Battalion.

He was twice wounded. On the second occasion he was so anxious to get back to the Front that he refused the sick leave that was offered to him. He rejoined his regiment on 24 September 1916 and was killed on the following day while leading his men in a very severe action during the battle of the Somme.

His Commanding Officer wrote: “Chris’s loss to the regiment is indeed a great one. He was loved by his brother officers and esteemed and respected by his men. He has done extremely well and I have rarely seen a man who took hold of the hearts of all with whom he was associated like he did. His place amongst us will not easily be filled.”

A brother officer concludes a letter about him by saying “he was one of the best and truest of English gentlemen, was so straight and an example to the younger ones.”

Source : The Stock Exchange War Memorial 1914-1918

Goschen C G Captain 4th Grenadier Guards

Christopher Gerard Goschen

He was the son of Henry Goschen, of Heathfield, Addington, and nephew of the first Lord Goschen. At Eton he was in Mr. A. C. Benson’s House, and they were always great friends. Chris came up to Balliol in 1899, a slight and rather shy boy, but during his four years at Oxford he developed a great deal physically and mentally. He took a First in History in 1903. He was not good at games, but he was a keen sportsman, going nearly every year to the Highlands, and loving out-door and country life. He was fond of travel, of wandering about in France or Italy with friends, but he was happiest of all at home, devoted to his family and enjoying with his father a delightful companionship. He made great friends at Oxford and kept them for the rest of his life. During the ten years or so between Oxford and the war he was almost the centre of a group of Balliol friends, one of whom, Ambrose Mavrogordato, died during that time, and many of whom fell in the war.

After leaving Oxford he spent some years at the Bar, but ultimately he became a partner in an important financial firm, where his sound judgment and knowledge of men made him very effective. On the outbreak of war he received a Commission in the Grenadier Guards and went to the Front at the end of 1914. Except for an interval when he was at home recovering from a wound he remained with his battalion till his death in September 1916, going through the battles of Festubert and Neuve Chapelle and some of the heaviest fighting round Ypres. This was a long period of active service compared with that of most of his fellow-officers in those sorely-tried battalions of the Guards. Thoughtful and sensitive, older, and in a short time more experienced than most Company Officers, he could be both an admirable soldier and yet fully alive to the tragedies of war. These he hated, and, quoting Miss Lawless, would long to go to the place of green fields “where old Leisure sits knee-deep in grass.” Yet when at home on leave he was always anxious to get back to play his part. In May 1916 he was given his Captaincy, and was proud to command No. 1 Company in the 4th Battalion of His Majesty’s First Regiment of Foot Guards. The thought of his responsibility and of his men was never really out of his mind. His letters are full of admiration for them, and they were devoted to him. The younger officers found in him constant help and sympathy. Quite early in his time at the Front he refers to “the strange and rather splendid feeling of comradeship which one reveres.”

On September 11, 1916, he was wounded, though slightly, in the head and was sent to a base hospital near Boulogne. But he made every effort to return to his Company rather than be invalided home, and he rejoined on September 24. Next day he was killed while leading his men in a severe but successful action at Les Boeufs.

Source : Balliol College War Memorial Book 1914-1919

Grenadier Guards Officers

ALL IN THE ROLL OF HONOUR.

This photograph of six officers in the Grenadier Guards, which was taken shortly before they left for the front, has a pathetic interest today. All have been either killed or wounded. The three in the back row, Second-Lieut. C. Creed (left), Second-Lieut. the Hon. E. W. Tennant, and Second-Lieut. C. Goschen were killed, and in the front row Second-Lieut. J. Denny was wounded, Second-Lieut. P. Battye was twice wounded, and Second-Lieut. C. Guthrie was seriously wounded. (Photographed by Langfier.)

Source : The Graphic